Newest Non-fiction Book:

Gardenalia: Creating the Stylish Garden by Sally Coulthard

A portfolio of visual inspiration for creating beautiful, evocative, and stylish gardens with natural design and ornament, such as hedges, borders, and paintings, as well as antiques, flea market finds, collectibles, and other decorative objects: whether you want to re-create the look of a New England farmhouse kitchen garden, the feel of a Tuscan parterre, or the sophistication of a Parisian balcony, the possibilities in Gardenalia are almost endless.

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More New Adult Non-Fiction:

The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More by Bruce Feiler

Author Bruce Feiler has drawn up a blueprint for modern families: a new approach to family dynamics, inspired by cutting-edge techniques gathered from experts in the disciplines of science, business, sports, and the military.

The result is a funny and thought-provoking playbook for contemporary families, with more than 200 useful strategies, including the right way to have family dinner and why you should always have two women present in difficult conversations.

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Life is a Gift: the Zen of Bennett by Tony Bennett

One of the most well-known and beloved vocalists of our time, Tony Bennett is an American icon. Now, in this rich and beautiful memoir, the legendary Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer takes us behind the scenes of his multi-platinum career.

Revealing, insightful, and always moving, Life Is a Gift tells the stories of Bennett's experiences in the music industry, what he learned, and who he met along the way, including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, Amy Winehouse, John Mayer, and Lady Gaga.

A master class in life, this revealing retrospective offers an intimate look at Tony Bennett's journey, from growing up during the Great Depression to carving a career in popular music that has spanned more than six decades as his popularity among all generations continues to grow.

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Saturday Night Widows by Becky Aikman

Meet the Saturday Night Widows: ringleader Becky, an unsentimental journalist who lost her husband to cancer; Tara, a polished mother of two, whose husband died in the throes of alcoholism after she filed for divorce; Denise, a new widow now struggling to get by; Marcia, a hard-driving corporate lawyer; Dawn, an alluring self-made entrepreneur whose husband was killed in a sporting accident, leaving two small children behind; and Lesley, a housewife who returned home one day to find that her husband had committed suicide.

The women meet once a month, and over the course of a year, they strike out on ever more far-flung adventures, learning to live past the worst thing they thought could happen. They share emotional peaks and valleys (dating, parenting, moving, finding meaningful work, and reinventing themselves) while turning traditional thinking about loss and recovery upside down.

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Older Adult Non-Fiction:

• 2013
  • 38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End, by Scott W. Berg (February 18^th)
  • The Devil in Pew Number Seven, by Rebecca Nichols Alonzo (February 4^th)
  • Does This Church Make Me Look Fat?: A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right, and Solves Her Lady Problems , by Rhoda Janzen (January 28^th)
• 2012
  • Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys, by Lisa Alther (September 17^th)
  • Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench, by Mark Titus (September 10^th)
  • Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News, by Dan Rather (August 13^th)
  • I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond, by Michael Oher (July 30^th)
  • Nearing Home: Life, Faith and Finishing Well, by Billy Graham (May 7^th)
  • Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss and Moving Forward, by Lisa Niemi Swayze (April 30^th)
  • The Nook Book: an Unofficial Guide, by Patrick Kanouse (April 23^rd)
  • The Garner Files: a Memoir, by James Garner (March 19^th)
  • Built for Adventure: the Classic Cars of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, by Clive Cussler (March 12^th)
  • Heaven is for Real (Audiobook), by Todd Burpo (February 13^th)
  • The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing: Long-distance Motorcycling's Endless Road, by Melissa Holbrook Pierson (February 6^th)
  • Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings, by Kenneth R. Ginsberg (January 9^th)
• 2011
  • Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, by Chris Matthews (December 5^th)
  • A Home of Their Own : the Story of Ohio's Greatest Orphanages, by Edward Lentz (November 7^th)
  • The Final Curtsey, by Margaret Rhodes (October 31^st)
  • Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half with America's Cheapest Family, by Steve & Annette Economides (October 3^rd)
  • My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business, by Dick Van Dyke (September 6^th)
  • Growing Up Amish, by Ira Wagler (August 29^th)
  • Blood, Bones & Butter: the Inadvertent Education of a Chef, by Gabrielle Hamilton (August 22^nd)
  • Ohio Outback: Learning to Love the Great Black Swamp, by Claude Clayton Smith (August 9^th)
  • Stories I Only Tell My Friends: an Autobiography, by Rob Lowe (July 29^th)
  • The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, by LIFE (July 18^th)
  • Two Kisses for Maddy: a Memoir of Loss and Love, by Matthew Logelin (July 5^th)
  • Martian Summer: Robot Arms, Cowboy Spacemen, and My 90 Days with the Phoenix Mars Mission, by Andrew Kessler (June 27^th)
  • Does the Noise in my Head Bother You?: a Rock 'n Roll Memoir, by Steven Tyler (June 20^th)
  • The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (May 30^th)
  • Heroes for My Son, by Brad Meltzer (May 9^th)
  • Hugh Martin: the Boy Next Door, by Hugh Martin (May 2^nd)
  • The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide, by Elisabeth Hasselbeck (April 18^th)
  • In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona and the Day that Changed Everything, by Michael Waltrip (April 11^th)
  • Every Other Monday: Twenty Years of Life, Lunch, Faith and Friendship, by John Kasich (March 28^th)
  • Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, by Lee Drummond (March 21^st)
  • Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean About Her Mother's Compulsive Hoarding , by Jessie Sholl (March 7^th)
  • Bobby Flay's Throwdown, by Bobby Flay (January 31^st)
• 2010
  • Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions, by Vicki Myron (November 1^st)
  • Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America, by Jack Rakove (October 18^th)
  • This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection, by Carol Burnett (October 11^th)
  • Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home, by Laura & Lisa Ling (September 27^th)
  • Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth, by James M. Tabor (August 23^rd)
  • A Life's Work: Fathers and Sons, by Benjamin C. Bradlee (August 16^th)
  • Saving Cinnamon : the Amazing True Story of a Missing Military Puppy and the Desperate Mission to Bring Her Home, by Christine Sullivan (August 9^th)
  • The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half: The Strategic Shopping Method Proven to Slash Food and Drugstore Costs , by Stephanie Nelson (May 31^st)
  • The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun, by Gretchen Rubin (May 24^th)
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot (May 17^th)
  • Eat, Sleep, Poop: A Common Sense Guide to Your Baby's First Year, by Scott W. Cohen (May 10^th)
  • Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by Chelsea Handler (May 3^rd)
  • To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West, by Mark Lee Gardner (April 19^th)
  • Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat, by David Dosa (April 12^th)
  • Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, by Harriet Reisen (March 29^th)
  • The Duggars: 20 and Counting, by Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar (March 22^nd)
  • My Life in France, by Julia Child (March 22^nd)
  • Saving Ben: A Father's Story of Autism, by Dan Burns (March 15^th)
  • The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life, by Ivanka Trump (February 1^st)
  • Pioneer Woman Cooks, by Ree Drummond (January 22^nd)
  • Prairie Tale: A Memoir, by Melissa Gilbert (January 11^th)
  • How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond, by Cesar Millan (January 4^th)
• 2009
  • On Hallowed Ground : The Story of Arlington National Cemetery, by Robert M. Poole (December 29^th)
  • Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, by Capt. Chesley Sullenberger (December 18^th)
  • The 100 Best Volunteer Vacations to Enrich Your Life, by Pam Grout (September 14^th)
  • Cloris: My Autobiography, by Cloris Leachman (September 8^th)
  • Valkyrie: the Story of the Plot to Kill Hitler, by Hans Bernd Gisevius (August 31^st)
  • Excuses Begone!, by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer (August 24^th)
  • Dear First Lady: Letters to the White House, by Dwight Young & Margaret Johnson (August 17^th)
  • I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can!, by Tom Bergeron (July 6^th)
  • Junk Beautiful: the Outdoor Edition, by Sue Whitney (June 29^th)
  • One Last Dance, by Patrick Swayze (June 22^nd)
  • Columbine, by Dave Cullen (June 15^th)
  • Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story, by Isabel Gillies (June 8^th)
  • Citizen-in-Chief: the Second Lives of the American Presidents, by Leonard Bernardo & Jennifer Weiss (June 1^st)
  • Shop Smart, Save More: Learn the Grocery Game and Save Hundreds of Dollars a Month, by Teri Gault (May 26^th)
  • Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder, by Rachel Reiland (May 18^th)
  • Pull Yourself Up By Your Bra Straps: and Other Quacker Wisdom, by Jeanne Bice (May 11^th)
  • Farms and Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate, by Marilou K. Suszko (May 4^th)
  • The Birthday Cake Book: 75 Recipes for Candle-Worthy Creations, by Dede Wilson (April 20^th)
  • No Limits: the Will to Suceed, by Michael Phelps (April 13^th)
  • Kitty Bartholomew's Decorating Style: A Hands-On Approach to Creating Affordable, Beautiful, and Comfortable Rooms (April 6^th)
  • What's Age Got to Do With It? Living Your Healthiest and Happiest Life, by Robin McGraw (March 30^th)
  • Surviving a Layoff: a Week-to-Week Guide to Getting Your Life Back Together, by Lita Epstein (March 23^rd)
  • Street Gang: the Complete History of Sesame Street, by Michael Davis (March 16^th)
  • Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair: the True-Life Adventures of a 30-Something Who Learned to Knit After He Split, by Laurie Perry (March 9^th)
  • All Pets Go to Heaven: the Spiritual Lives of the Animals We Love, by Sylvia Browne (March 2^nd)
  • Eat This, Not That, by David Zinczenko (February 9^th)
  • The Glory Game, by Frank Gifford (February 2^nd)
  • Murder by Family: the Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness, by Kent Whitaker (January 19^th)
• 2008
  • Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the Do-nothing Congress, Companies that Help Iran, and Washington Lobbyists for Foreign Governments are Scamming Us... and What to Do About It, by Dick Morris (November 10^th)
  • What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, by Scott McClellan (November 3^rd)
  • You: Staying Young, by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael Roizen (October 27^th)
  • The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston (October 20^th)
  • Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, by Julie Andrews (August 4^th)
  • Just Who Will You Be, by Maria Shriver (July 28^th)
  • Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch (July 14^th)
  • Ladies of Liberty: the Women who Shaped our Nation, by Cokie Roberts (May 12^th)
  • Losing It: and Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, by Valerie Bertinelli (April 14^th)
  • New Earth, by Echkart Tolle (March 21^st)
  • Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia, by Elizabeth Gilbert (January 28^th)
  • Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish, by Mark Levin (January 21^st)
  • Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin (January 14^th)
• 2007
  • Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Foods , by Jessica Seinfeld (December 31^st)
  • The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World, by Alan Greenspan (November 26^th)
  • Giving: how each of us can change the world, by Bill Clinton (October 15^th)
  • Quiet Strength, by Tony Dungy (September 3^rd)
  • Where Have All the Leaders Gone, by Lee Iacocca (July 2^nd)
  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver (June 25^th)
  • Born on a Blue Day, by Daniel Tammet (April 2^nd)
  • You: On a diet, by Michael F. Roizen (March 26^th)
  • When Darkness Falls, by James Grippando (February 26^th)
  • Good Roots, by Lisa Watts (February 19^th)
  • Cesar's Way, by Cesar Millan (February 12^th)
  • Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama (January 26^th)
• 2006
  • Grayson, by Lynne Cox (October 16^th)
  • Before You Leap, by Kermit the Frog (October 9^th)
  • Marley and Me, by John Grogan (August 21^st)
  • Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing (August 7^th)